20-53 18 Street
Queens · 11105 · BBL 4008940030 · look up another building
New York State found a tenant here was charged above the legal rent.
Most recent filing on this building: a violation, December 31, 2025
20-53 18 Street is a multi-family walk-up in Astoria, Queens, ZIP 11105. City records date it to 1949 and count 84 apartments. The city's property file lists the owner of record as a private individual. Its total assessed value is $2.9M, for the 2026 tax year.
DHCR registration lists 84 rent-stabilized units here in 2023, but that is the building and not your apartment. The state will send you your own rent history free, and it is the only binding answer on what you should be paying.
Know the month this building changes
Most buildings here are quiet. Two filings a year is normal, so most months there's nothing to report on 20-53 18 Street and we'll say so. The point is the month we do
Taxes and assessed value for 20-53 18 Street
The city's Department of Finance assessed this lot at $2.9M for the 2026 tax year. That works out to $35K per residential unit. Assessed value is what the city taxes, not what the building would sell for, and the two routinely differ by a wide margin. The bill itself turns on the tax class rate and on any exemptions or abatements attached to the lot, neither of which is published here.
1 marshal eviction at 20-53 18 Street
City marshals executed 1 eviction at 20-53 18 Street in the record PulseCities holds, the most recent on Jul 1, 2025. That is more than 6 in 10 buildings its size in Queens. Holding the marshal docket number or the court index number from one of these? Look up that case →
Rent stabilization at 20-53 18 Street
DHCR registration records list 84 rent-stabilized units at this building in 2023, the most recent year PulseCities holds. Registration is building-level and does not settle the status of any single apartment; the rent history does. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history from the state. That is the only binding answer, and it takes time to come back. While you wait, you can get an email when the record here moves: a deed, an eviction, a permit or a violation filed on this building. How to check rent-stabilized status →
The state found an overcharge at 20-53 18 Street
New York State ruled in a tenant's favor on 1 rent overcharge case at 20-53 18 Street. A granted case means DHCR examined what a tenant was actually charged and found it above the legal rent. The case was filed in 2018. A finding covers the apartment that brought it, not the whole building, and the ones nobody filed on leave no record at all.
From a DHCR response to a freedom of information request, reference D000320-050126, covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026. Filing years are decoded from the docket number. A static listing with no update schedule.
Open code violations at 20-53 18 Street
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 39 violations against this building, of which 1 remains unresolved. That is more than 7 in 10 buildings its size in Queens. The most serious open grade here is immediately hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
Violation history at 20-53 18 Street
| Violation | Issued | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentViolation Dismissed | Dec 31, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entranceViolation Closed | Dec 31, 2025 | C |
| Properly repair or replace the broken or defective shut off valve 1st from top at water supply line inside clo…Nov Certified Late | Nov 3, 2025 | C |
| Paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at all walls and at ceiling in the kitch…Violation Dismissed | Oct 14, 2025 | A |
| Properly secure the loose counter top at sink in the kitchenViolation Dismissed | Sep 15, 2025 | B |
| Paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation at riser in the kitchenViolation Dismissed | Sep 15, 2025 | A |
| Abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartmentViolation Closed | Sep 15, 2025 | C |
| Replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at apartment entrance door in the…Violation Closed | Sep 15, 2025 | C |
The 8 most recent violations written against this building, newest first. Each row is the inspector's own wording with the statute citation removed. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through October 10, 2026.
311 complaint history at 20-53 18 Street
42 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through October 10, 2026.
How 20-53 18 Street compares in 11105
PulseCities tracks 5,558 lots in 11105, of which 73 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 389 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. This building is in that second group, which is 1.3% of the ZIP. 11105 scores 28.5 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 98 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Astoria →
Other buildings on this block
The city's files carry a record for 5 other addresses on tax block 894 in Queens. They run in lot order, which is roughly the order you would walk them:
Questions about 20-53 18 Street
Who owns 20-53 18 Street?
The city's property file lists a private individual as the owner of record for 20-53 18 Street. No deed for this lot appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds, so that name comes from the tax roll rather than from a recorded transfer.
Has 20-53 18 Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 20-53 18 Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 20-53 18 Street?
Yes. One marshal-executed eviction at 20-53 18 Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, the most recent on Jul 1, 2025. The dataset covers executed evictions only, so it undercounts housing court activity: cases that settle or end in a move-out never reach a marshal.
Is 20-53 18 Street rent stabilized?
DHCR registrations list 84 stabilized units at this building in 2023. Registration is building-level, so it does not settle whether one apartment is stabilized. The free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal does.
Has anyone won a rent overcharge case at 20-53 18 Street?
Yes. New York State granted 1 rent overcharge case at this address, meaning DHCR found a tenant had been charged above the legal rent. A granted case covers the apartment that brought it rather than the building, and only apartments whose tenants filed appear at all. The figures come from a freedom of information response covering cases closed between January 2021 and April 2026.
What is 20-53 18 Street assessed at for property taxes?
The Department of Finance assessed the lot at $2.9M for the 2026 tax year. That is the figure the city taxes rather than a sale price, and the bill depends on the tax class rate and on any exemptions on the lot.
What is the displacement risk around 20-53 18 Street?
11105 (Astoria) scores 28.5 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, 311 complaint volume, executed evictions, and serious HPD violations. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
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Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.